Etymology of the English word transport
the English word
transportderived from the Latin word
transportare (carry across, transport)
derived from the Latin word
portare (carry, bring)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*per-using the Latin prefix
trans-derived from the Latin word
trans (beyond, across)
Date
The earliest known usage of transport in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
transported,
transportingCognates
Dutch
transporteren, French
transport, French
transporter, German
transportieren, German
Transport, Italian
trasportare, Lithuanian
transportas, Norwegian
transportere, Polish
transport, Provençal
transport, Russian
тpaнcпopт, Spanish
transportar, Swedish
transporteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
